List of mayors of Calgary

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Mayor of Calgary
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Incumbent
Jyoti Gondek
since October 26, 2021
Style Mayor, His/Her Worship
Member of City Council
Reports to City Council
Seat Calgary Municipal Building
(Calgary, Alberta, Canada)
AppointerDirect election by residents of Calgary
Term length 4 years
FormationDecember 4, 1884;140 years ago (1884-12-04)
First holder George Murdoch (Town)
Salary$191,589 plus benefits (2011) [1]
Website http://calgarymayor.ca/

This is a list of mayors of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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George Murdoch was the first mayor of Calgary. George Murdoch ca 1866.jpg
George Murdoch was the first mayor of Calgary.

List of mayors of Calgary

Mayors of Calgary
MayorTerm beganTerm endedTime in office
1 George Murdoch [a] December 4, 1884October 21, 18861 year, 321 days
2 George Clift King November 4, 1886January 16, 18881 year, 63 days
3 Arthur Edwin Shelton January 16, 1888January 21, 18891 year, 5 days
4 Daniel Webster Marsh January 21, 1889January 20, 1890364 days
5 James Delamere Lafferty January 20, 1890January 19, 1891364 days
6 James Reilly January 19, 1891January 18, 1892364 days
7 Alexander Lucas January 18, 1892January 2, 18941 year, 349 days
8 Wesley Fletcher Orr January 16, 1894January 6, 18961 year, 355 days
9 Alexander McBride January 6, 1896January 4, 1897364 days
8Wesley Fletcher Orr (2nd time)January 4, 1897January 3, 1898364 days
10 Arthur Leslie Cameron January 3, 1898January 3, 18991 year, 0 days
6James Reilly (2nd time)January 3, 1899January 2, 1900364 days
11 William Henry Cushing January 2, 1900January 7, 19011 year, 5 days
12 James Stuart Mackie January 7, 1901January 6, 1902364 days
13 Thomas Underwood January 6, 1902January 5, 19041 year, 364 days
14 Silas Alexander Ramsay January 5, 1904January 2, 1905363 days
15 John Emerson January 2, 1905January 14, 19072 years, 12 days
10Arthur Leslie Cameron (2nd time)January 14, 1907January 2, 19091 year, 354 days
16 Reuben Rupert Jamieson January 2, 1909January 2, 19112 years, 0 days
17 John William Mitchell January 2, 1911January 2, 19132 years, 0 days
18 Herbert Arthur Sinnott January 2, 1913January 2, 19152 years, 0 days
19 Michael Copps Costello January 2, 1915January 2, 19194 years, 0 days
20 Robert Colin Marshall January 2, 1919January 3, 19212 years, 1 day
21 Samuel Hunter Adams January 3, 1921January 2, 19231 year, 364 days
22 George Harry Webster January 2, 1923December 31, 19263 years, 363 days
23 Frederick Ernest Osborne January 3, 1927December 31, 19292 years, 0 days
24 Andrew Davison January 1, 1930December 31, 194515 years, 0 days
25 James Cameron Watson January 1, 1946December 31, 19494 years, 364 days
26 Don Mackay January 1, 1950October 19, 19599 years, 291 days
27 Harry Hays [b] October 19, 1959June 30, 19633 years, 254 days
28 Grant MacEwan July 4, 1963October 18, 19652 years, 106 days
29 Jack Leslie October 18, 1965October 22, 19694 years, 4 days
30 Rod Sykes October 22, 1969October 31, 19778 years, 9 days
31 Ross Alger October 31, 1977October 27, 19802 years, 362 days
32 Ralph Klein [c] October 27, 1980March 21, 19898 years, 145 days
33 Don Hartman March 21, 1989October 23, 1989216 days
34 Al Duerr October 23, 1989October 22, 200111 years, 364 days
35 Dave Bronconnier October 22, 2001October 25, 20109 years, 3 days
36 Naheed Nenshi October 25, 2010October 26, 202111 years, 1 day
37 Jyoti Gondek October 26, 2021Present

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Northwest Territorial Ordinance 1-1886 voided the results of the January 1886 Calgary municipal election and stated no Council existed in Calgary which would have been the period between January 18, 1886 and October 21, 1886. [2]
  2. ↑ Harry Hays resigned effective June 30, 1963, Grant MacEwan appointed as Mayor by Council and sworn in July 3, 1963.
  3. ↑ Ralph Klein resigned March 21, 1989, Donald Hartman appointed as mayor by Council on same day.

References

  1. ↑ Cuthbertson, Richard (18 January 2012). "Nenshi best compensated mayor in Canada, report reveals. What do you think?". Calgary Herald. Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ↑ Ordinances of the Northwest Territories, Canada. Ordinances of the Lieut.-Governor and Council of the Northwest Territories. Regina: Government Printer [etc.] 1886.

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